More Questions on Geography
- Q. The first machine made paper was manufactured
A)In 1910 at Delhi
B)In 1870 near Kolkata
C)In 1903 in Mumbai
D)After independence
Answer: In 1870 near Kolkata
- Q. Which of the following are true with respect to Indian Railways? I. It is the larqest public sector undertaking II. Indian Railway network is the fourth largest in the world III. Factories at Kapurthala and Perarnbur manufacture passenger coaches IV. The narrow guage lines are confined to the hilly areas only
A)II, III and IV
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)I, II, III and IV
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. Which of the following Hydro Power Project is not in Tamil Nadu?
A)Periyar
B)Iddukki
C)Aliyar
D)Kundah
Answer: Iddukki
- Q. Which of the following is a type of farming that involves both the growing of crops as well as raising of livestock?
A)Dairy Farming
B)Intensive Farming
C)Mixed Farming
D)Dry Farming
Answer: Mixed Farming
- Q. Farakka Barrage was commissioned to ________
A)Supply drinking water to Kolkata
B)Save Kolkata port
C)Link North and South Bengal
D)Divert water to Bangladesh
Answer: Save Kolkata port
- Q. Coal is an example of
A)Metamorphic rocks
B)Igneous rocks
C)Sedimentary rocks
D)None of the above
Answer: Sedimentary rocks
- Q. Recycling’ is a method for conserving the resources of
A)Copper
B)Coal
C)Oil
D)Limestone
Answer: Copper
- Q. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
A)84.5ºE
B)86.5ºE
C)85.5ºE
D)82.5ºE
Answer: 82.5ºE
- Q. Which of the following is the cleanest source of energy?
A)Nuclear power
B)Biofuel
C)Fossil fuel
D)Wind energy
Answer: Wind energy
- Q. Major coal deposits of India occur in
A)Seams separated by metamorphic rocks
B)Seams separated by igneous rocks
C)Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
D)Open cast mines
Answer: Seams separated by sedimentary rocks
- Q. Country peopled almost by migration is
A)Australia
B)The USA
C)Brazil
D)Hawaii
Answer: Australia
- Q. The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:
A)Doha
B)Sydeny
C)London
D)Baghdad
Answer: Baghdad
- Q. The vertical speed of air is called
A)Air outburst
B)Wind
C)Air current
D)Velocity of air
Answer: Air current
- Q. In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?
A)Saturn and Earth
B)Earth and Jupiter
C)Jupiter and Saturn
D)Saturn and Neptune
Answer: Jupiter and Saturn
- Q. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to ________
A)Atmospheric refraction
B)Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
C)Motions of the earth
D)These are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
Answer: Atmospheric refraction
- Q. Which one of the following States enjoys ideal conditions for the development of petrochemical industries?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of places going from the east to the west of India?
A)Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
B)Sikhar, Tinsukhia, lndore, Vadodara
C)Tinsukhia, Phulpur, Udaipur, Kota
D)Guwahati, Silchar, Bhopal, Rajkot
Answer: Jorhat, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Rajkot
- Q. Major source of oceanic salinity is
A)Wind
B)Rivers
C)Land
D)Ash from volcanoes
Answer: Rivers
- Q. The south-west monsoon contributes ________ of the total rain in India.
A)22%
B)86%
C)50%
D)100%
Answer: 86%
- Q. One horned rhinoceros is found in the states of:
A)Madhya Pradesh and Assam
B)West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh
C)West Bengal and Assam
D)West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
Answer: West Bengal and Assam
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